Staging Story: Fundamentals for the Beginning Stage Director

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Moss is the founder of Playwrights Horizons, one of the most influential theaters in New York He has also been Artistic Director of the Hangar Theatre in Ithaca and Syracuse Stage He has directed at theaters around the country, including LORT, small professional theaters, and universities This book will be specifically appealing to theatre students and professors as the book shares essential knowledge for emerging directors. Wendy Dann is a playwright and director as well as an associate professor at Ithaca College. Dann received the 2013 NYFA Fellowship in Playwriting. Dann served as associate artistic director under Kevin Moriarty at the Hangar Theatre for seven seasons, and her regional directing work also includes Dallas Theatre Center, The Repertory Theatre at St. Louis, Alliance Theatre, Geva Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Capitol Repertory Theatre, and the Kitchen Theatre Company. Dann's credits/works include: Directed and co-authored Sammy & Me , which had productions at Alliance Theatre (Atlanta, GA), The Hangar Theatre (Ithaca, NY), MusicalFare Theatre (Buffalo, NY) and the National Black Theatre Festival. Her original play Birds of East Africa premiered at Kitchen Theatre Company in 2017. The Strangest Thing was a finalist for the 2010 and 2012 O'Neill Theatre Center's National Playwrights Conference.

Robert Moss is an American director and the founder of Playwrights Horizons in New York City. He helped develop Theatre Row on West 42nd Street and has been the artistic director at both the Hangar Theatre and Syracuse Stage. Wendy Dann served as associate artistic director at the Hangar Theatre for seven seasons, and her regional directing work includes Dallas Theater Center, Alliance Theatre, Geva Theatre, and Syracuse Stage.

"Staging Story delivers on its promise to introduce the fundamentals of directing to beginning directors. The book is personal, practical, entertaining, and filled with insight. The emphasis is on storytelling and on the ways to turn narrative into effective, communicative moments onstage." --Anne Bogart, Artistic Director, SITI Company "This is the book I've been waiting for. It provides the director (and directing teacher) with practical exercises to start creating at once. Bob and Wendy's fearlessness and joy are infectious as they welcome risk-taking, discovery, and even failure into the creative process." --Kevin Moriarty, Artistic Director, Dallas Theater Center "I learned how to tell a story using the simple yet essential principles in this book as I worked alongside Bob Moss. This new guide to the fundamentals of stage directing is a real gift to the profession for those just starting out, and for those who want a refresher on how directors watch, listen, and build a story." --Lisa Peterson, Obie Award-Winning Director